Boris Johnson apologizes for attending lockdown party
By DW
14 January 2022 |
11:32 am
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged he attended a party at Downing Street during the coronavirus lockdown in May 2020. He claimed he was not aware of the nature of the gathering before arriving, but the opposition wants him to step down.
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